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Monday, July 11, 2011

Empire dreser emergency rehab

I found this dresser a while back on Craigslist. Yes, I actually paid money for her :) She is a small three drawer Empire dresser which I believe (research has shown) was built in the late 1800s.

I was told she came from a 4 generation farm and had been stored in an outbuilding for years. Now this, I believe, is very true. Let me show you.

(like the nice finger in that one? ;)

With a little lot of elbow grease, some paint, wax and new handles, this little Empire dresser has been brought back to life:

Here she is in her temporary home in my shop waiting to go to her forever home :) The awesome thing about this beauty is that she has a stamp on the back that says she was made in Galveston. She either has never been far in life or she's been around the world and back again. I'm sure if she could talk there would be some amazing stories to be heard.

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Dumpster diving, trash picking, antiquing, thrifting, annie sloan chalk painting, beauty seeking single mother of two...Blue cedar lane is my furniture and home decor business located in Spring, Texas. With a little paint, elbow grease and creativity, I love to turn anything from antiques to side of the road finds into a piece of art to be treasured. I also make one of a kind (mostly) home decor items from just about anything I can get my hands on.